May 27
1647 - The first recorded execution of a witch reportedly took place in Massachusetts when Achsah Young was hanged.
1703 - St. Petersburg was founded by Czar Peter the Great.
1861 - Chief Justice Roger Taney, sitting as a federal circuit court judge in Baltimore, ruled that President Abraham Lincoln lacked the authority to suspend the writ of habeas corpus (Lincoln disregarded the ruling).
1896 - At least 255 people were killed when a tornado struck St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois.
1935 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, unanimously struck down the National Industrial Recovery Act, a key component of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal" legislative program.
1936 - The Queen Mary left on its maiden voyage, arriving in France four hours later.
1937 - The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opened.
1941 - British ships sank the German battleship Bismarck off the coast of France, resulting in the loss of 2,300 lives, three days after the Bismarck sank the HMS Hood with the loss of more than 1,400 lives. Amid rising world tensions, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed an "unlimited national emergency" during a radio address from the White House.
1942 - Doris "Dorie" Miller, a cook aboard the USS West Virginia, became the first African-American to receive the Navy Cross for displaying "extraordinary courage and disregard for his own personal safety" during Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
1968 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in United States v. O'Brien, upheld the conviction of David O'Brien for destroying his draft card outside a Boston courthouse, ruling that the act was not protected by freedom of speech.
1994 - Nobel Prize winning dissident Alexandr Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia after 20 years in exile.
1996 - After a year and a half of bloodshed, Russian President Boris Yeltsin met with the leader of the Chechen rebels and negotiated a cease-fire.
1998 - Michael Fortier, the government's star witness in the Oklahoma City bombing case, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after apologizing for not warning anyone about the deadly plot. (Fortier was freed in January 2006.)
1999 - Slobodan Milosevic was indicted by the International War Crimes Tribunal at the Hague for crimes against humanity.
2020 - Protests over the death of George Floyd in police custody rocked Minneapolis for a second night, with some people looting stores and setting fires. Protests spread to additional cities; hundreds of people blocked a Los Angeles freeway and shattered windows of California Highway Patrol cruisers.
Birthdays
23 - Jade Carey (gymnast)
23 - Maeve Tomalty (actress)
24 - Lily-Rose Depp (actress)
24 - Desiree Ross (actress)
29 - Ethan Dampf (actor)
33 - Chris Colfer (actor/singer)
39 - Darin Brooks (actor)
41 - Natalie Neidhart (professional wrestler)
43 - Michael Steger (actor)
43 - Ben Feldman (actor)
46 - Shanola Hampton (actress)
47 - Shane Nicholson (singer)
48 - Jadakiss (rapper)
48 - Andre 3000 (rapper)
50 - Jack McBrayer (actor)
51 - Jace Everett (singer)
52 - Paul Bettany (actor)
54 - Dondre Whitfield (actor)
58 - Todd Bridges (actor)
59 - Adam Carolla (actor/comedian)
62 - Cathy Silvers (actress)
68 - Richard Schiff (actor)
73 - Dee Dee Bridgewater (actress/singer)
78 - Bruce Cockburn (singer)
80 - Bruce Weitz (actor)
87 - Louis Gossett Jr. (actor)
88 - Lee Meriwether (actor)
100 - Henry Kissinger (former U.S. Secretary of State)
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Today in Sports History - May 27
1873 - The first Preakness Stakes was won by Survivor.
1904 - Dennis McGann set a major league record when he stole five bases.
1955 - Norm Zauchin (Boston Red Sox) got 10 RBIs against the Washington Senators.
1968 - After 48 years as coach of the Chicago Bears, George Halas retired.
1968 - It was announced that baseball franchises had been awarded to Montreal and San Diego.
1975 - The Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Buffalo Sabres to win the Stanley Cup.
1982 - Three New Jersey businessmen bought the NHL's Colorado Rockies. They got approval to move the team to New Jersey and become the Devils.
1987 - Phil Niekro of the New York Yankees becomes the third pitcher in MLB history to make 700 career starts, joining Cy Young and Don Sutton.
1997 - Revenue sharing begins in Major League Baseball; the New York Yankees pay out the most at $28 million.
2018 - LeBron James reached his eighth straight NBA Finals as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 87-79 in Game 7 of the semifinals.
2018 - Danica Patrick ended her auto racing career at the track that made her famous, losing traction on a slippery surface and crashing out of the Indianapolis 500; the race was won by Will Power.
1647 - The first recorded execution of a witch reportedly took place in Massachusetts when Achsah Young was hanged.
1703 - St. Petersburg was founded by Czar Peter the Great.
1861 - Chief Justice Roger Taney, sitting as a federal circuit court judge in Baltimore, ruled that President Abraham Lincoln lacked the authority to suspend the writ of habeas corpus (Lincoln disregarded the ruling).
1896 - At least 255 people were killed when a tornado struck St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois.
1935 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, unanimously struck down the National Industrial Recovery Act, a key component of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal" legislative program.
1936 - The Queen Mary left on its maiden voyage, arriving in France four hours later.
1937 - The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opened.
1941 - British ships sank the German battleship Bismarck off the coast of France, resulting in the loss of 2,300 lives, three days after the Bismarck sank the HMS Hood with the loss of more than 1,400 lives. Amid rising world tensions, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed an "unlimited national emergency" during a radio address from the White House.
1942 - Doris "Dorie" Miller, a cook aboard the USS West Virginia, became the first African-American to receive the Navy Cross for displaying "extraordinary courage and disregard for his own personal safety" during Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
1968 - The U.S. Supreme Court, in United States v. O'Brien, upheld the conviction of David O'Brien for destroying his draft card outside a Boston courthouse, ruling that the act was not protected by freedom of speech.
1994 - Nobel Prize winning dissident Alexandr Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia after 20 years in exile.
1996 - After a year and a half of bloodshed, Russian President Boris Yeltsin met with the leader of the Chechen rebels and negotiated a cease-fire.
1998 - Michael Fortier, the government's star witness in the Oklahoma City bombing case, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after apologizing for not warning anyone about the deadly plot. (Fortier was freed in January 2006.)
1999 - Slobodan Milosevic was indicted by the International War Crimes Tribunal at the Hague for crimes against humanity.
2020 - Protests over the death of George Floyd in police custody rocked Minneapolis for a second night, with some people looting stores and setting fires. Protests spread to additional cities; hundreds of people blocked a Los Angeles freeway and shattered windows of California Highway Patrol cruisers.
Birthdays
23 - Jade Carey (gymnast)
23 - Maeve Tomalty (actress)
24 - Lily-Rose Depp (actress)
24 - Desiree Ross (actress)
29 - Ethan Dampf (actor)
33 - Chris Colfer (actor/singer)
39 - Darin Brooks (actor)
41 - Natalie Neidhart (professional wrestler)
43 - Michael Steger (actor)
43 - Ben Feldman (actor)
46 - Shanola Hampton (actress)
47 - Shane Nicholson (singer)
48 - Jadakiss (rapper)
48 - Andre 3000 (rapper)
50 - Jack McBrayer (actor)
51 - Jace Everett (singer)
52 - Paul Bettany (actor)
54 - Dondre Whitfield (actor)
58 - Todd Bridges (actor)
59 - Adam Carolla (actor/comedian)
62 - Cathy Silvers (actress)
68 - Richard Schiff (actor)
73 - Dee Dee Bridgewater (actress/singer)
78 - Bruce Cockburn (singer)
80 - Bruce Weitz (actor)
87 - Louis Gossett Jr. (actor)
88 - Lee Meriwether (actor)
100 - Henry Kissinger (former U.S. Secretary of State)
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Today in Sports History - May 27
1873 - The first Preakness Stakes was won by Survivor.
1904 - Dennis McGann set a major league record when he stole five bases.
1955 - Norm Zauchin (Boston Red Sox) got 10 RBIs against the Washington Senators.
1968 - After 48 years as coach of the Chicago Bears, George Halas retired.
1968 - It was announced that baseball franchises had been awarded to Montreal and San Diego.
1975 - The Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Buffalo Sabres to win the Stanley Cup.
1982 - Three New Jersey businessmen bought the NHL's Colorado Rockies. They got approval to move the team to New Jersey and become the Devils.
1987 - Phil Niekro of the New York Yankees becomes the third pitcher in MLB history to make 700 career starts, joining Cy Young and Don Sutton.
1997 - Revenue sharing begins in Major League Baseball; the New York Yankees pay out the most at $28 million.
2018 - LeBron James reached his eighth straight NBA Finals as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 87-79 in Game 7 of the semifinals.
2018 - Danica Patrick ended her auto racing career at the track that made her famous, losing traction on a slippery surface and crashing out of the Indianapolis 500; the race was won by Will Power.
